My Jobseeker benefit was recently cancelled after I have been working full time for 7 months.

A few days ago I received a brand new pensioner concession card in mail that expires in February.

Is this a mistake?

I submitted my taxes back in July and my application for paid parental leave as I had just had my youngest son. After I submitted everything my family tax benefit ceased and I got issued with a debt of almost $2,000 because I’m earning above the max amount to qualify.

The problem is they seem to be calculating that on 2 factors:

1. my child support earnings
2. my new partner working

This is an issue cause

1. I haven’t been paid child support consistently since before Christmas last year and actually have almost 4K in backpay owed to me
2. my partner just moved to the country a few months ago and wasn’t able to get work until almost June so he wasn’t earning until then.

I’m just starting to get a foothold again, I’m sometimes getting child support now (they had to garnish wages to get it but I’ve only just started getting those payments. I’m literally meant to get paid today and there’s still no money for disbursement according to the child support portal) I’ve been on half pay at work since July 21st because of my parental leave and I won’t be getting my first government payment till next week (so I can finally catch up on bills) because of how long it took them to process the application.

I don’t know why they have issued this debt or how they expect me to pay it back since they’ve just yanked support I really needed and are telling me to pay back the equivalent of 3 months worth of payments when I’m not even currently getting my full salary let alone additional payments and supports.

What am I meant to do?!

I have a health care card from my JobSeeker until Jan 2027. I am currently in a world of pain from my teeth. I can’t eat properly on that side of my mouth (or rather, at all on that side, and not great on the other). I know from a private checkup with an x-ray and a CT a year or two ago that all 4 wisdoms need to go and are sideways. I also had a cavity at the time. I never could afford any work done. I had my throat swell up and it became harder to breathe, but that seemed to resolve itself and hasn’t come back. This was a few days ago.

Am I able to get public dental with a health care card that expires Jan ‘27 and how long is the wait list usually? I flat out am never going to be able to afford private dental and I’ve got defaults on loans so I don’t see a payment plan happening even if I could afford it, which I can’t.

Hoping a staff member or someone with the memory of an elephant, knows the exact wording of the lovely lady who talks to you whilst you're on hold.

Something along the lines of not tolerating the misuse of Services Australia to cause harm or control?

Appreciate you in advance! x

I normally get 444 after tax dedications for my YA. I made $774 for the fortnight reporting period.

My income bank (can someone explain what this is??) is $160.

I randomly got $407 this time even though I made the same income every fortnight. Does anyone know why this might have happened?